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Diana Taurasi

1982 - Today

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Diana Lorena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. She played 20 seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), spending her entire WNBA career with the Phoenix Mercury. A global basketball icon, Taurasi helped grow the visibility of the women's game and is credited with elevating the standard of play in the WNBA. She is often considered the greatest player in women's basketball history and holds the all-time WNBA scoring record. She is the most decorated Olympic athlete in any team sport, winning six Olympic gold medals with the United States women's national basketball team. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Diana Taurasi is the 721st most popular basketball player (down from 662nd in 2024), the 16,508th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,604th in 2019) and the 397th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Diana Taurasi ranks 721 out of 1,757. Before her are Mike Brown, Earl Boykins, Kyle Korver, Stan Van Gundy, Guerschon Yabusele, and Gerald Henderson Jr.. After her are Luol Deng, Tariq Abdul-Wahad, Nicolás Laprovíttola, Maria Stepanova, Zach LaVine, and Bruce Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Diana Taurasi ranks 638. Before her are Gaël Faye, Adriano Pereira da Silva, Joel Lundqvist, Hannah Ware, Joe Cheng, and Kanstantsin Sivtsov. After her are Kosuke Kitajima, Dascha Polanco, Mohammed Bijeh, Mikaël Roche, Souleymane Camara, and Moïse Brou Apanga.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Diana Taurasi ranks 16,515 out of 20,380. Before her are Tina Kotek (1966), Julia Serano (1967), Jimmy Shea (1968), Monica Keena (1979), Tim Montgomery (1975), and Gerald Henderson Jr. (1987). After her are Jennifer Ketcham (1983), Karyn Kusama (1968), Nicole Maines (1997), Elizabeth Hand (1957), Jill Talley (1962), and Sheila Echols (1964).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Diana Taurasi ranks 397. Before her are Derrick Alston (1972), Mike Brown (1970), Earl Boykins (1976), Kyle Korver (1981), Stan Van Gundy (1959), and Gerald Henderson Jr. (1987). After her are Zach LaVine (1995), Bruce Brown (1996), Elton Brand (1979), Eddie Johnson (1959), DeMarcus Cousins (1990), and Mike Budenholzer (1969).

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